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Title: The CISSP Prep Guide: Mastering the Ten Domains of Computer Security by Ronald L. Krutz, Russell Dean Vines, Edward M. Stroz ISBN: 0-471-41356-9 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 24 August, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $69.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.84 (55 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: for CISSP, start here
Comment: This book is exactly what CISSP candidates need to prepare for the exam. The authors make sure to cover the CISSP Common Body of Knowledge in enough detail, give pointers along the way, and include sample questions to practice for the exam.
Since this is a study guide, the emphasis is on breadth, not depth of coverage, and that's the way it should be.
Several inaccuracies and typos should be corrected in the second edition (e.g. the description of lattice-based control on p. 34, or sample question 9 in Chapter 10 and its answer).
So is this now my favorite survey of computer and information security? Not quite. I still prefer "Secure Computing" by Rita C. Summers, even though it is already 4 years old. Unfortunately it is out of print, and it is a mystery why McGraw Hill wouldn't print a few thousand copies to satisfy the demand.
Another CISSP prep book is coming soon (Mandy Andress, "CISSP Exam Cram"). Let's hope it will be as good as the Prep Guide.
Rating: 2
Summary: Not a one stop read
Comment: This book will not prepare you fully for the CISSP exam in and of itself as claimed. If you are looking for a single source to pass the CISSP exam, study the CISSP Examination Textbooks, vol. 1 & 2, 2nd edition from SRV Professional Publications. The first volume covers the material, while the second contains 1500 sample questions.
People criticize the CISSP Examination Textbooks as unwieldy and at times confusing, and they are, but all the important material is covered, and the sample exam questions are helpful in preparing for the test. So even though they read a bit like a VCR manual, they are very helpful. Knowing the information they cover should allow you to pass the test when combined with your three years of experience.
If you can read a second book, and I recommend that you do, read The Information Security Management Handbook, vol. 1, 4th edition compiled by Harold Tipton (often called "The Tipton Book"). It is a bit dated in its material, but puts you in the right mindset to think the way the test does.
All in all this book is a good introduction, and covers good information, but it doesn't dig deep enough into each of the domains to fulfill its goal as a one stop CISSP exam guide.
Rating: 2
Summary: False Assertion
Comment: This book purports to be the only one you'll need for CISSP, and that's just plain wrong. I read it completely, yet saw questions on the test from material that was simply not covered in this book. It's not badly written, just not adequate. My suggestion is to try the All-In-One Guide, or SOME OTHER BOOK.
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Title: CISSP All-in-One Exam Guide, Second Edition (All-in-One) by Shon Harris ISBN: 0072229667 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media Pub. Date: 17 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $79.99 |
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Title: Advanced CISSP Prep Guide: Exam Q&A by Ronald L. Krutz, Russell Dean Vines ISBN: 0471236632 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 11 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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Title: CISSP for Dummies by Lawrence C. Miller, Peter H. Gregory, Peter Gregory ISBN: 0764516701 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 11 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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Title: The CISSP Prep Guide: Gold Edition by Ronald L. Krutz, Russell Dean Vines ISBN: 047126802X Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 18 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $80.00 |
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Title: Information Security Management Handbook, Fourth Edition, Volume I by Micki Krause, Harold F. Tipton ISBN: 0849398290 Publisher: Auerbach Pub Pub. Date: 28 October, 1999 List Price(USD): $99.95 |
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